communal prayer
Collective spiritual petition
Communal prayer is prayer performed collectively by a group rather than individually.
Religious traditions often distinguish between private devotion and communal worship, with some requiring a minimum number of participants for certain prayers: The minyan gathered for communal prayer.
The practice emphasizes shared spiritual experience and community bonds.
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- holding handsGripping another's palm
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
benediction · worship service · unity · fasting · vespers · fellowship · minyan · call and response · intercession · confession · shared values · solidarity · ritual · supplication · psalmody · kneeling · sanctuary · gathering
- Benedictine monasticismRule of St. Benedict, monastic rule, monastic vows, communal living, lauds
- monastic lifecelibacy, cloister, habit, vespers, obedience
- monasticismabbeys, abbey, abbots, abbot, cloister
- prayerintercession, supplication, novenas, novena, intercessor
- prayersOur Father, morning prayers, daily prayers, evening prayers, bedtime prayers
- Friday prayerFriday sermon, imam, worshippers, salat, Quran recitation
communal prayerprivate prayer
Solitary communion with deity
personal devotion · silent meditation · personal prayer · personal reflection
communal prayersilent meditation
Soundless reflective practice
silent contemplation · mystical union · contemplation · zazen